Maybe It's Love (1935)

User Rating:

6.0/10   

Director:

William C. McGann

Writers:

Maxwell Anderson (play)
Lawrence Hazard (adaptation)

Release Date:

12 January 1935 (USA)

Genre:

Romance | Comedy

Plot Keywords:

Marital Separation | Automobile | Landlady | Family Relationships | Employment Dismissal

Cast

Gloria Stuart	...	Bobby Halevy
Ross Alexander	...	Rims O'Neil
Frank McHugh	...	Willie Sands
Ruth Donnelly	...	Florrie Sands
Helen Lowell	...	Mrs. Halevy
Henry Travers	...	Mr. Woodrow Halevy
Joseph Cawthorn	...	Adolph J. Mengle Sr.
Phillip Reed	...	Adolph J. Mengle Jr.
Dorothy Dare	...	Lila
J. Farrell MacDonald	...	The Cop
Maude Eburne	...	Landlady

Runtime:

63 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Vitaphone)

Certification:

USA:Approved (PCA #381)

Company:

First National Pictures

Trivia:

The original play, Saturday's Children, opened 26 January 1927 in New York.

Movie Connections:

Version of Saturday's Children (1929)

Soundtrack:

Let It Be Me

Great Cast

Maybe It's Love (1935)

** 1/2 (out of 4)

Predictable but amusing romantic comedy from Warner has Gloria Stuart (The Invisible Man) playing a secretary who is waiting for the man she loves (Ross Alexander) to marry her but she must use another man to make him jealous. After they're finally married, both realize that the married life is harder than they thought. The story here certainly isn't anything new but the glowing charm of Stuart really makes this film a lot better than the script deserved. There's also some great character actors who add wonderful support and they include Cagney's buddy Frank McHugh as the brother-in-law, Henry Travers as the father and Ruth Donnelly as the sister. All three add some nice laughs to the film with McHugh stealing the film as the dimwitted sap. There are a couple problems with the film and one of them is Alexander who just isn't charming enough for the role. Another problem is that the film runs 63-minutes, which is too short because it leads to a major plot gap towards the end of the film. One scene the couple is happily married and then out of no where they are fighting and breaking up. This film certainly isn't a classic but if you're a fan of any of the actors then it's worth viewing once.